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SES Sunshine Coast Central (Maroochy) is committed to assisting the community in times of emergency or disaster.
The unit is made up from a handful of dedicated volunteers from within our local community, who give their time and experience to assist with the prevention, preparation and response when disaster strikes.
The Sunshine Coast Council Central State Emergency Service Unit is made up of four strategically placed SES Groups located at Nambour, Kenilworth, Coolum and Maroochydore. Each Group has a Leader and Deputy Leader who oversee the training and administration of that group of volunteers. Groups have their team of "specialists", trained and ready in areas such as flood rescue, storm and cyclone damage, missing persons, traffic control, emergency lighting, radio communications and forensic searches.
Groups are equipped with a limited supply of resources to render help and assistance in the field at that time of community need. Sunshine Coast Council Central SES Groups are equipped with four-wheel drive vehicles, troop carriers, flood boats, emergency lighting, trailers, mini-bus, vertical rescue gear and stretchers, two-way radio network and a well equipped mobile communications bus and field headquarters
Each Group is part of a Unit and Sunshine Coast Council Central SES Unit Headquarters is located at the  "old toll plaza" Sunshine Motorway Mooloolaba. The UHQ is where the
Sunshine Coast Council Central SES coordinates all activities during a major disaster. UHQ is the office for SES Controller Fred Reuter and his Deputy Controller Opperations Phil Holden and Deputy Controller Administration Vikki Walters
The Unit Headquarters also house the training, administration, communications, welfare, stores, logistics, media and planning Officers. The building has fully equipped training and communication areas and has such vital resources on hand like, GPS, satellite phone, metal detector, mapping library, district CCV traffic monitoring relay and the Units computer network. Combined meetings with police, ambulance, fire, national parks and wildlife and Sunshine Coast Council's counter disaster personnel often take place at SES UHQ to plan for and be ready if a major incident were to happen on the Sunshine Coast.
To learn more about our services, our volunteers and our history please browse through our website.
The Duty Officer
(07) 5444 5202
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